Since George Herbert Bush, I realized that I have to hold my nose voting Republican.  The Republicans are on a slow steady road to Socialism but the alternative political party, the Democrats, is not even a viable choice in my fiscal and moral worldview.  I admit that I have only voted for one Democrat in my lifetime and I will state that he was the best candidate for the job.  That candidate was Sherriff Clarence Dupnik in Tucson Arizona when I lived there in 1990-1997.  He was very tough on crime so I did not understand why he was a Democrat.  I am getting off the main topic.

Our country has undoubtedly shifted to the left or a government controlled wealth re-distribution arrangement.  The majority of American citizens prefer enslavement in exchange for a guaranteed entitlement and a false sense of security.  The general population seems to hate others to achieve so much that they would vote themselves government hindrance to their own life’s ability to achieve if it the government policy also attacks another’s high achievement.

Today’s Republicans stay one step to the right side of the political spectrum of the Democrats while claiming they are the conservative political party.  The Republicans of today are as fiscally conservative as the 1960’s Democrats.   John F. Kennedy was more adamant about removing the progressive income tax structure on high income and investments than today’s Republicans.

I seriously doubt that today’s electorate would elect Ronald Reagan President if he were a candidate in the current 2008 campaign.  The Baby Boomers (The Most Spoiled Selfish Generation)

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were fiscally conservative in their prime wage earning years trying to save for their own retirements and having a good time on the next generation’s nickel.  In the 1980’s the Baby boomers were willing to vote conservative.  Now as the Baby Boomers are of the ‘golden’ age, they are not shy about demanding all these government entitlements as retirees on the government’s nickel.  You can count them out as a conservative voting base.

Not one of the Republican candidates can say ‘No’ to any request by the electorate for further government regulations and expansion on the tax payer’s nickel of course.  All candidates have ideas how should I run my life.  To all of the Republican candidates, I am a responsible self-sufficient adult and treat me as such.

My two choices of the current Republican candidates are Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul.

Mike Huckabee has the fortitude to speak out and state that he believes in the ‘Fair Tax’ initiative.  Our current income tax structure has become the mechanism of Social Engineering by rewarding and punishing the electorate by vote buying schemes and their voting patterns.  I seriously doubt that the Federal government would ever release its death grip on the income tax.  Control of social engineering by politicians is as addictive as crack is to a drug addict.  Any politician who can follow forward on this task would be a Herculean Hero in my worldview.  Separating the power of taxes and social engineering would be the greatest gift that mankind could do for high achievers and self-sufficient citizens.

I am on the edge of Libertarian ideology but there are some Judeo-Christian moral standards that I cannot deviate from.  Ron Paul has the closest conservative voting record but I have a tough time with some of his ideas.  I highly disagree with his ideas about illegal immigration(invasion) and isolationism.  I believe in attacking the aggressor before they attack you.  Islamism is knocking at the gates of Western Civilization with no intention of civil habitation with us.

The rest of the Republican candidates are progressives with a Republican title.

I wish for the day when a real conservative stands on the podium and stares into the camera and addresses America with this statement, “America, I am not here to coddle you from cradle to grave.  I am not your mother.  I am going to remove all government social engineering regulations and entitlements.  The government’s functions will be limited to the explicit verbiage stated in the constitution.  American citizens, you are expected to be self-sufficient adults.  Pursuit of life’s goals is your responsibility.”  For any presidential candidate whoever spoke those words, I will write them a check for 2000 dollars no questions asked to their campaign.  Until then Republican candidates, best of luck getting elected.  I am forced to vote for you in November 2008 but I will never contribute to your campaign(s).  You are not my choice of political policy but you are the better of two evils.

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